Laurent Cemetery, established by the U. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers On the Walls of the Missing, in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial, are inscribed 1, names.
Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Facing west at the memorial, one sees in the foreground the reflecting pool; beyond is the burial area with a circular chapel and, at the far end, granite statues representing the United States and France.
In , the Normandy Visitors Cente r opened. The center is sited in a wooded area of the cemetery approximately meters east of the Garden of the Missing.
The exhibit space was renovated in and re-opened on June 1, highlighting the D-Day timeline, providing more emphasis on the French resistance and featuring many of the personal stories of the men and women who fought and contributed to the Allied operations.
In addition to exhibits, the center includes a theater showing On Their Shoulders regularly. Learn more about the architecture , exhibits , inscriptions , and the project team. Normandy is ABMC's most visited cemetery, receiving approximately one million visitors each year.
